Mars
Boiling Water Is Carving Martian Slopes
Surface features on Mars may have been caused by boiling water.
ExoMars 2018 Rover Postponed to 2020 Launch
Liftoff of the ExoMars 2018 rover mission currently under development jointly by Europe and Russia has just been postponed for…
Curiosity Cores Hole in Mars at ‘Lubango’ Fracture Zone
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover successfully bored a brand new hole in Mars at a tantalizing sandstone outcrop…
SpaceX Announces Plan to Launch Private Dragon Mission to Mars in 2018
SpaceX announced plans today, April 27, for the first ever private mission to Mars which involves sending an uncrewed version…
New Highest Resolution Images Of Long-Lost Beagle 2 Lander
Images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have identified the lost Beagle 2 lander on the Martian surface, and might explain…
Three Words: SpaceX… Mars… 2018
Earlier this morning, SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced via twitter that his company plans to mount its first mission to…
Into the Red: Our Complete Guide to Mars Opposition 2016
The time to observe Mars is now, as the Red Planet heads towards a favorable opposition in May 2016. Here's…
NASA Selects Aerojet Rocketdyne to Develop Solar Electric Propulsion for Deep Space Missions
NASA has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne to design and develop an advanced solar electric propulsion (SEP) system that will serve as…
NASA Welds First Flight Section of SLS Core Stage for 2018 Maiden Launch
One weld at a time, the flight hardware for NASA's mammoth new Space Launch System (SLS) booster has at last…
Antarctica Provides Plenty Of Mars Samples Right Now
Antarctica is a rich source of Martian meteorites, which are studied for clues to the formation and evolution of the…